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About Baragachhi Village

Baragachhi is a large village in Purbasthali II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,084 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali II
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 149.9 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragachhi compares

By the 2011 count Baragachhi is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 149.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Baragachhi

Baragachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Atpara, Bagachra, Bahara and Baidyapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baragachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragachhi village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Baragachhi village has 1,084 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragachhi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Baragachhi is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragachhi covers 149.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baragachhi falls under Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baragachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baragachhi.

Baragachhi is in Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baragachhi today is likely to be higher.

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